Three relatives of an outspoken critic of the Bahraini government who lives in exile in the UK were each sentenced to three years in prison on what Amnesty International describes as 'trumped-up' charges.

Amnesty International has welcomed a decision by the High Court in Belfast to overturn a decision by the Police Service of Northern Ireland not to take further steps to identify and prosecute those responsible for the torture of the 'Hooded Men'.

More than 500 people have been detained in overcrowded prisons following mass arrests in English-speaking regions of Cameroon, whilst eye-witnesses have told Amnesty International that wounded protestors are abandoning hospital treatment to avoid capture.

The Saudi Arabian authorities carried out their 100th execution of the year on 2 October 2017, part of an "execution spree" that has seen 60 people executed in the country in the past three months alone, said Amnesty International.